Notes . . .

AMERICAN LEAGUE

August 23, 1989

LEFT-HANDER Charlie Leibrandt was dropped from Kansas City's rotation after eight consecutive ineffective starts. The Royals will go to a four-man rotation. Manager John Wathan: ''Our bullpen has been real good. We'll expect our starters to get us into the seventh or eighth inning and then we'll go to our bullpen.'' . . . Left-hander Chuck Finley of the California Angels, who came out of Monday night's game in Kansas City in the first inning because of pain in his left foot, won't start again until next Tuesday. X-rays were negative, but he will undergo a bone scan today.